Joseph moseley



(No Model.)

J. MOSELEY. FOUNDATION FOR cums.

Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

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FOUNDATION FOR CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,118, dated November12, 1889.

Application filedOctober 8, 1888. Serial No.28'7,485. (N0 model.)Patented in England August 16, 1888, No. 11,804; in Austria- HungarySeptember 5, 1888, No. 36,729 and No. 56,566; in France September '7,1888, No. 192,843,- in Belgium September 10, 1888, No. 83,220; in CanadaSeptember 11, 1888, No. 29,888; in Italy September 1'7, 1888, XLVII,863-, in Spain September 18,1888, No. 8,711. and in Switzerland November19, 1888, No. 158- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MOsELEY, a citizen of the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Manchester, in the countyof Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Foundations for Cards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to foundations for card or hackling clothing suchas is employed in the preparation of fibrous materials, and it has forits object to prevent or diminish the stretching of the material.

It has been patented in Great Britain August 1.6, 1888, No. 11,804; inFrance September 7,1888,No.192,842; in Belgium September 10, 1888, No.83,220; in Canada September 11, 1888, No. 29,888; in ItalySeptember 17,1888, Vol. XLVII, 363; in Switzerland November 19, 1888, No.158, BrevetDefinitif; in Spain September 18, 1888, No. 8,711, and in Austria-Hungary September 5, 1888, No. 36,729 and No. 56,566.

The foundations to which this invention re lates are commonlyconstructed of two or more layers of textile or felted fabrics cementedtogether.

These improvements consist in the manufacture of the foundation in sucha manner that one or more layers of closely-compacted parallel yarns orthreads laid inthe direction of the length of the foundation is or areincorporated therein.

In order that my invention may be better understood and carried intopractical effect, I will now proceed to more fully describe it withreference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, which is a plan view ofa piece of my improved foundation, partly broken away.

As represented in the figure, the foundation is supposed to consist offour layers cemented together. The layers A, B, and O are shown as beingpartly cut or torn away, so that parts of each of the layers may beseen. A is alayer of cloth. B is a layer of parallel threads or yarns. Ois a layer of felt, and D isa layer of cloth. The number of layers willvary according to the purpose for which the foundation is manufactured,as is well understood; butin all cases at least oneof the layersconsists of the closely-compacted parallel threads or yarns.

In the process of manufactureof a foundation according to my invention Imay first wind the yarn or thread upon a beam precisely in the samemanner as a warp is wound upon a loom-beam for weaving. The beam withthe yarn or thread thereon is then mounted so as to be capable ofrotation parallel with the rollers of a machine such as is commonly usedfor doubling two pieces of cloth together in the manufacture of ordinaryfoundations, and the ends of the yarns or threads are passed parallelwith each other and in a uniform layer between the rollers of thedoubling-machine. There may be advantageously placed between the beamand the rollers a reed or comb, through which the ends of yarn or threadare passed to keep them parallel, as in a loom. The two fabrics betweenwhich the parallel yarns or threads have to be inserted are then placedone above and one below the layer of yarn or thread,.

their contiguous faces having previously been coated with india-rubberor cement, as in the manufacture of ordinary foundations, and the wholeis then passed between the rollers, the pressure of which firmly unitesthe layers together. The yarns or threads may be passed through asolution of india-rubber or of cement on their way to the rollers; or asimilar solution may be applied to one or both of the inner faces of thefabrics during the operation.

I prefer to adopt the method of manufacture hereinbefore described; butit may be modified or varied to suit special circumstances. ForeXample,I may, instead of first winding the yarn or thread upon a beam,

wind it upon a number of bobbins, which are then mounted upon spindlesin a suitable frame, as in the process of winding a warp fora loom. Theends of the yarns or threads are then carried through guides and areedor comb to the rollers, as already hereinbefore described with referenceto the beam.

- The yarn or thread which I prefer to employ for ordinary foundationsis linen; but I may use hemp, cotton, camel-hair, Woolen, silk, or otherfibrous material, singly or in combination.

I am aware that it has been proposed to make a card-foundation byintroducing a number of threads between layers or plies of paper; butthis I do not deem practicable on account of the hygroscopic propertiesof paper, which cause it to constantly change in size and strength.

I am also aware that it has been proposed to employ for card-f0undations metallic wires in combination with Woven fabrics; but theseare a failure in practice, because the wires cannot be effectivelycemented to the fabric, and therefore fail to lend strength to it, andthey must also be comparatively few in number and far apart to allow theteeth to pass through. Furthermore, the ridges formed by the wires arevery prejudicial to the successful use of cards so made. The threads,how ever, that I use are placed close together and firmly cemented tothe fabric, thereby gaining great strength to resist strain, and havingnone of the objectionable features of the paper foundation.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in What manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. The combination, with the layers of cloth A and D andfelt C, of the layer of closely-compacted parallel threads or yarns B,the several layers being firmly cemented together, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with two or more layers of textile fabric, of one ormore layers of closely-eompacted parallel threads or yarns insertedbetween the textile layers and firmly cemented thereto,substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 27th day of August, 1888.

JOSEPH MOSELEY.

Witnesses:

WM. E. IIEYS, Gno. IIEYs.

